Las Vegas Weekly

December 21, 2009 · 3:48 PM

Strip Scribbles Photo Gallery: Guy Fieri’s hit roadshow @HOB

By Robin Leach

Guy Fieri puts on a musical cooking demonstration at the House of Blues on Dec. 19, 2009.

Photo: Scott Harrison/Retna/www.harrisonphotos.com

Who would’ve guessed fusion cooking means something else besides East meets West -- it also means a rock and roll kitchen party! The Food Network superstar Guy Fieri returned to his hometown over the weekend and wowed music and food fans alike in a House of Blues show at Mandalay Bay. The spiky-haired blond is a UNLV graduate who lived here for many years.

Our contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on hand for the kitchen king as he rocked the sell-out crowd. We’ve all heard of singing in the shower, but singing in the kitchen was never on the drawing board -- except that Guy has turned it into a recipe for success.

*TV cameras shot the pilot for nightlife party queen Tiffany Masters’ new reality TV series over the weekend. They covered her Cabana Candy Christmas Crawl and then shot her dinner at Fix in the Bellagio with her Arm Charms contingent of curvy cuties. The cameras also rolled at her Caramel Lounge party, with 20 beauties dressed in sexy Santa outfits, and then onto the Bank nightclub to party till dawn.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

Mayor Oscar Goodman, Randy Kwasniewski, Carlos Santana and Paul Davis at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on April 14.

*Congratulations to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel for being nominated as Best New Major Concert Venue after being open only eight months. The Joint is among five venues nominated for the Pollstar Award. “We couldn’t possibly be happier with the responses we have received from the industry side. We have consistently been one of the top three grossing venues in the country, and we had a monstrous year,” said Paul Davis, Hard Rock’s vice president of entertainment. The Pollstar Awards will be held Feb. 17 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Photo: Erik Kabik/www.erikkabikphoto.com

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs at the Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 14, 2009.

Wicked whispers & racy rumors

The New Year’s Eve broadcast with P. Diddy as host live from the Strip has apparently been shelved, but no information is available. It’s the second consecutive year that NYE plans have fallen apart for one network at the last moment. … Art experts are abuzz that hotel tycoon Steve Wynn used a mysterious telephone bidder to shell out $33.2 million for a Rembrandt portrait at Christies in London. It’s apparently to be added to his previous Rembrandt self-portrait he purchased in 2003. He was the only bidder after two others dropped out when their request to pay for it over six months was rejected. … Kalika Moaquin, one of the women linked with Tiger Woods, was at Fix, Caramel Lounge and the Bank telling friends she is doing fine and has retained a lawyer. …. Are guests at several Strip hotels being given $100 dining certificates to try the restaurants at a new property after discovering several vacation-shuttered restaurants where they’d booked?

Star surveillance

Rapper Ray J had the PYTs falling over themselves when he hosted at Jet in The Mirage over the weekend, and our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was on hand for the photos. ... Monte Carlo headliner Frank Caliendo is a table tennis enthusiast and over the weekend took on some of the U.S. National Team Table Tennis players in an exhibit at the convention center in between the 2009 National Championships competition. … Actress, author and hypnotist Catherine Hickland rode the tram to enjoy the taste treats at Sirio Maccioni’s restaurant in Aria at CityCenter after getting a tour of Shawn McClain’s new restaurant Sage in Aria. … Mirage headliner Terry Fator hosted the BYU and Oregon State football teams onstage before the 2009 Maaco Las Vegas Bowl over the weekend. A number of the players even received ventriloquism lessons from Terry.

Tonight’s tips

He’s made so many appearances on The David Letterman Show that Johnny Dark has been nicknamed “The Oldest Living TV Usher.” Johnny is joined by veteran comics Jodi Weiner and magician Vinnie Mark at the Riviera’s Comedy Club through Sunday.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Cirque du Soleil gives a sneak preview of Viva Elvis at CityCenter's Aria Resort & Casino on Dec. 15, 2009.

Tomorrow’s teases

Our series on Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria continues with our one-on-one with Cirque Creative VP Gilles Ste.-Croix. We’ll also have the amazing Robin Hood high-roller story of the player who will bet tens of thousands of dollars and hopefully beat the bank and pay off all the debts of two families facing economic grief.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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